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Surry, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 3-304, 3-305

All Surry districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 50 ftRear 50 ftSide 20 ftMin width 100 ftMin depth 200 ftMIN LOT AREA30,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE100 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ft / 2.5 storiesMAX LOT COVERAGE4%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
30,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.69 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
100 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
100 ft
Minimum lot depth
200 ft

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
50 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
50 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
2.5
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
4%

Uses

Permitted by right48

Conditional / special use44

From the ordinance

Minimum lot area: On new subdivision roads: 30,000 square feet. Minimum lot width: On new subdivision roads: 100 feet. Minimum lot depth: 200 feet. Maximum building height: Two and one-half stories but not to exceed 35 feet. Minimum front yard setbacks: On new subdivision roads: 50 feet. Minimum side yard setback: On new subdivision roads: 20 feet. Minimum rear yard setback: Principle structures: 50 feet. Accessory structures shall not exceed four percent of the lot area not to exceed 5,000 square feet.
Sec. 3-304, 3-305